Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III Criteria for Fixing Alignment for Expressways 1. The Expressway between two terminal stations should be short and straight as far as possible, but due to engineering, social and environmental considerations some deviations may be required. 2. The project should be constructible and easy to maintain; the Greenfield project should reduce the vehicle operation cost with respect to the existing option already available i.e. using the NH/SHs in combination to reach from point A to point B. 3. It should be safe at all stages i.e. during design, construction and operation stages. Safety audits at each stage should confirm the same. 4. The project initial cost, maintenance cost, and operating cost should be optimum so as to be considered economical with respect to its options. 5. The alignment should be finalised giving due consideration to sitting/location of major structures including Major/Minor Bridges, Interchanges and ROBs. The space requirement of interchanges to be kept into consideration to avoid major resettlement. 6. Tunnel / Box cutting of Hills should be considered as the last option and should be provided only when it is absolutely necessary. 7. The location of spurs for connecting the important towns to be decided while fixing the alignment Options. 8. The alignment should follow the unused / barren land to the extent possible to reduce the cost of land acquisition. 9. The proposed options in the present case connects the under developed regions of Madhya Pradesh which would lead to the development of new growth centres along the proposed highway i.e. paving the way for economic development of the region. Obligatory points through which alignment options should not pass are detailed below: Habitations: Proposed alignment is fixed in such a way that traverses at a minimum distance of 150 m from built up areas and avoiding important buildings and structures. However, few isolated buildings falling along the alignment cannot be avoided due to Geometric requirements. Wildlife Sanctuaries, National Parks, Reserve Forest and other Eco Sensitive Zones: The proposed alignment doesn’t pass through any Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park and other Eco Sensitive Zones. However it passes through Revenue/Protected and reserve forests. Utmost care is taken while fixing the alignment near forest areas. The MOEF&CC guidelines have been adhered to and the alignment has been fixed keeping it away from any eco-sensitive zone. It was not possible to completely avoid the reserve forest areas. However, every effort has been made to reduce the acquisition of forest area. Water Bodies: The proposed alignment has been fixed taking due consideration & importance of retaining the existing water bodies as far as feasible. Railway Crossings and Important Structures: The components which increases the project cost are the presence of the Major bridges, ROBs and other structures. In order to reduce the project cost number of structures and its length were given due consideration while finalising the alignment. Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III LEGEND SL. No. Line Description Status 1. Option 2 Recommended 2. Option 1 Not Recommended 3. Option 3 Not Recommended Figure- Map showing all the alternatives Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III The comparative statement for proposed alignment is given in below table: S. No. Description Option-1 Option-2 Option-4 Option-3 1 Length in Kms. 146.880 170.53 163.0 161.875 Near Itaya Kalan Village on Near Itaya Kalan Village on Near Itaya Kalan Village on Near Mubarikpur Village On 2 Starting Point Bhopal Bypass Bhopal Bypass Bhopal Bypass NH-12 (Bhopal Bypass) Ends on NH-59A Near Ends on NH-59A Near Ends on NH-59A Near 3 Ending Point Ends on NH-3 in Indore City Karnawad Khudel Khudel Ichhawar Ichhawar Ichhawar Ichhawar Bhopal Bhopa Bhopa Bhopa Important Towns / Cities 4 Sehore Sehore Sehore Sehore connected through spurs Ashta Ashta Ashta Ashta Dewas Dewas Dewas Dewas Raisen, Bhopal, Sehore Raisen, Bhopal, Raisen, Bhopal, Raisen, Bhopal, Sehore 5 Districts and Dewas Sehore and Dewas Sehore and Dewas and Dewas 6 Lane Configuration 6 lane 6 lane 6 lane 6 lane 7 Proposed ROW 70 Metres 70 Metres 70 Metres 70 Metres 0, as it is a Greenfield 0, as it is a Greenfield 134.484, Greenfield 0, as it is a greenfield 8 Existing RoW alignment alignment alignment is only 28km alignment 9 Approx Time Travel(Hrs, Min) 2 Hrs 25 Min. 2 Hrs 20 Min. 3 Hrs 40 Min. 3 Hrs 23 Min. Near Badjhiri following existing Sehore-Bhopal Start-NH12, SH41, Sehore road Start-NH12, SH41, Sehore Start-NH12, SH41, Sehore Road and After Sehore 10 No of NH crossings End-NH 47 road End-NH 47 road End-NH 47 following the existing Bhopal-Indore Highways NH-86 11 No of SH crossings SH-49, and 2 other SH SH-49, and 2 other SH # of Interchanges 6 8 6 5 # of Flyovers 1 3 2 2 12 # of Major Bridges 4 6 4 7 # of Minor Bridges 51 67 32 73 # of VUP’s 20 32 22 18 Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III S. No. Description Option-1 Option-2 Option-4 Option-3 # of Light VUP’s 22 14 38 34 # of Small VUP’s 35 36 32 26 # of ROB’s 1 1 1 1 # of River/Canal 21 24 14 25 # of pond 4 4 3 6 No. of Settlements Shall be 14 15 24 23 affected Length of proposed road along 539 m(0.53km) only (Only 1 or 2 structures of the settlements 1912m(1.91km) 15244m(15.2km) 3856m(3.85km) the settlements (Km.) affected) No. of Structures 140 167 137 166 13 Affected Forest Area (Ha) 115.53 162.162 119 54.6 (70 Land Acquisition (Ha) 1024.8 1222.9 576 1131.55 Metres PROW) Land Acquisition Cost (Cr.) 512.4 660.4 518.4 678.9 Nil (ESZ of Ratapani is approx Eco-sensitive/Protected Area 1.3km from the proposed Nil Nil Nil alignment Nr. Ch 13.7) 2757.02 + Approx. 2000 Crores for compensating Tentative Civil Cost (Cr) 3158.83 3579.11 3400.92 the existing Concessionaire • Will attract Major • Will attract Major • Will utilize the • Will provide direct Industrial traffic from Industrial traffic from existing corridor to the connectivity between NH-3 Mandideep and Mhow Mandideep and Mhow maximum possible (Agra Mumbai) and Industrial area. Industrial area. thereby reducing the existing bypass of Bhopal • Will reduce congestion • Will reduce land take. City. in Bhopal City & travel time. congestion in Bhopal Merit • Development of the City & travel time. under-developed regions by • Development of the having theme-based Nodes / under-developed regions Hubs will act as Growth by having theme-based Centres Nodes / Hubs will act as • Shortest Length of Growth Centers Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III S. No. Description Option-1 Option-2 Option-4 Option-3 Expressway • LA cost is the lowest as it traverses through agricultural and barren land. • It doesn’t affect the drainage pattern of Bhopal lakes. • Lacks direct connectivity • Lacks direct • Above three are • Length and LA Cost is to Agra Mumbai Highway. connectivity to Agra under CA with higher than other options • Forest Area for this Mumbai Highway. Concessionaires and as alignment very near to option is slightly more than • End section of hence may lead to legal Bhopal, Sehore, Ashta and other options 3. 20Kms runs parallel issues having cost Indore Town. (within 5Kms) to NH-59A implications. • Will not reduce hence this section of • It passes through congestion in Bhopal City expressway not densely built-up area & travel time; moreover justifiable. requiring significant R & there would not be any R cost. diversion of traffic from • Length and LA cost NH12. is higher than other • Does not serve the Demerits options as alignment larger interest of the very near to Bhopal, government of developing Sehore, Ashta and an Industrial Hub & Indore Town. International Airport near • Does not serve the Ashta. larger interest of the government of developing an Industrial Hub & International Airport near Ashta. • Dewas - Indore section is six lane. Recommendation RECOMMENDED Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Option I is best suitable due to following reasons:- Major part of the alignment Passing through the agricultural and barren land with patches of Forest No ESZ areas in the RoW Construction of 6-Lane Bhopal – Indore Green Field Expressway – 146.880 Kms in the State of Madhya Pradesh Alternative Option Analysis- Annexure-III Slightly high forest area involved with compare to other options Shortest Distance. Hence least time required for commuting Least land to be acquired Least number of settlements to be affected Least number of Sensitive Features .